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Vacuum Bag Pump Setup (or what to do with that old compressor)

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TMann

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Omaha, NE
Last November my compressor suffered a complete meltdown.
I have since replaced it with a more substantial unit.


I was about to haul the old one out to the dumpster when I got an Idea to convert it to a vacuum pump system.


I stripped it down and set the vacuum pump where the compressor pump once resided, added a little plumbing and a adjustable vacuum switch and ended up with a portable system that has a 16 gallon reservoir.


This setup pulls some serious vacuum (28.2" plus with a atmospheric reading of 29.8")


Pics below:
1) The complete setup
2) Diagram
3) Relay and Socket
4) Switch
5) Vacuum Gauge w/Actual Reading
 

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